JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri National Guard and State Highway Patrol have racked up nearly $12 million of costs while providing security stemming from protests in Ferguson and the St. Louis area.
Gov. Jay Nixon’s budget office released cost estimates Friday in response to a request from The Associated Press.
Nixon activated the Guard and increased the Highway Patrol’s presence in the St. Louis area as a grand jury decided on Nov. 24 not to indict a white police officer for the fatal shooting of black 18-year-old Michael Brown.
State figures show the Guard had $6.9 million of costs for such things as salaries, meals, fuel and supplies as of Wednesday. The Patrol had $4.8 million of expenses for salaries, lodging, meals and transportation as of Monday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This afternoon, President Barack Obama signed Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins’ (KS-02) and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran’s (R-Kan.) legislation, H.R. 4067, into law. This law will delay Medicare’s enforcement of unreasonable and inflexible direct supervision rules for outpatient therapy services at Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and other small, rural hospitals in 2014.
“This law has been a long time in the making and it would not have been possible without the hard work and leadership of Senator Moran and the number of folks who helped advocate for access to rural healthcare,” said Congresswoman Jenkins. “I am pleased Republicans and Democrats put their differences aside and put people in rural communities before political wrangling. There is still more work to be done, and access to quality healthcare in rural communities will continue to be one of my top priorities. Next Congress, I will work to ensure this law is made permanent so folks living in rural areas continue to have timely access to care and the certainty needed that they can receive these basic health services close to home.”
“Making certain Kansans have access to quality health care remains one of my top priorities in Congress,” Sen. Moran said. “Today, a commonsense bill was signed into law that helps preserve patients’ access to important therapy services in Kansas communities and across the country. Passage of this law is a positive development, and I plan to reintroduce legislation in the new Congress to address this issue on a permanent basis. Thanks to Congresswoman Jenkins for her extraordinary efforts on this legislation in the House of Representatives.”
Examples of direct supervision rules for outpatient therapy services:
– Application of cast to a finger
– Blood transfusions
– Application of a splint to a finger
– Demonstration and/or evaluation of a patient utilizing a nebulizer or metered dose inhaler
– Alcohol and/or substance abuse (other than tobacco) structured assessment and brief intervention (such as advising of health risks and counseling for 15-30 mins)
– Pulmonary rehabilitation, including exercise of one hour per session – up to two sessions per day
LAWRENCE, Kan. – David Beaty, the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at Texas A&M, has been hired as the head football coach at the University of Kansas. Beaty arrives in Lawrence with more than 20 years of coaching experience, including two previous stints as an assistant coach with the Jayhawks.
Kansas will formally introduce Beaty at a press conference Monday, Dec. 8 at 9:30 a.m.
A native of Garland, Texas, Beaty takes over the KU program after spending the three previous seasons as the Aggies’ wide receivers coach. He also served as A&M’s recruiting coordinator during the 2013-14 seasons.
“I am very excited to be back at Kansas,” Beaty said. “I am especially excited that Clint Bowen has agreed to stay on as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator. Clint will be a huge part of our success going forward and I am fortunate to have him on my staff.”
“David Beaty is well-respected in the football community and brings to KU great vision, passion and energy,” Kansas Athletics Director Sheahon Zenger said. “He has a bright football mind and is known as one of the best recruiters in the nation.”
“I am pleased to welcome Coach Beaty back to the Jayhawk family,” Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said. “He is an outstanding fit for the University of Kansas and his work to build a competitive football program will advance our athletics department and the reputation of KU nationally.”
Under Beaty’s tutelage, the Texas A&M wide receivers have been a record-setting group. With first-team All-American Mike Evans leading the way in 2013, the Aggies set team records for receiving yards, receiving touchdowns and completion percentage. Evans set the A&M record with 1,394 receiving yards and matched the receiving touchdowns record with 12. He also shattered and re-broke the single-game receiving record with 279 yards vs. Alabama and 287 yards against Auburn. Evans went on to become the Aggies’ first wide receiver to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. Texas A&M was the only team in the nation with four 50-catch, 600- yard receivers in 2013.
In 2012, the Aggies had six wideouts who produced 19 or more catches, including more than 70 each by senior Ryan Swope and Evans.
Beaty came to Texas A&M after serving as offensive coordinator at both Kansas and Rice. He was the co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at KU in 2011, and helped develop one of the Big 12’s top all-purpose threats in wideout D.J. Beshears.
Beaty spent the 2010 season as the offensive coordinator at Rice, where he helped the team average 28.7 points and 375.3 yards per game. Prior to his second stint at Rice, Beaty was the wide receivers coach at Kansas during the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
During his first tour at KU, he helped receivers Kerry Meier and Dezmon Briscoe develop into NFL-caliber players. Meier, who was taken in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft, received All-Big 12 accolades in 2008 and 2009, while Briscoe, a sixth-round selection in the 2010 NFL Draft, was an All-American and first team All-Big 12 pick in 2009. In 2008 five different KU players produced a total of 15 100-yard receiving games. Among the school records set by KU wide receivers in 2008 were season receptions, game receptions, season yards, game yards, and season touchdowns.
Beaty spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons as the wide receivers coach at Rice. In 2006 he served as passing game coordinator as the team made its first bowl game in 45 years (the New Orleans Bowl). He had two players – Jarett Dillard and James Casey – drafted by NFL teams following the 2007 season. Dillard ranked in the top-25 nationally in both receptions and yards in 2007, and he led the nation in touchdown receptions (21) in 2006.
Prior to joining the Owls’ staff, Beaty was a successful head coach at MacArthur (Irving, Texas) High School from 2002-05, where his teams posted a 33-11 record and won two district titles. He earned several coach-of-the-year honors while at MacArthur.
Beaty began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Naaman Forest High School in Garland, Texas, from 1994-96. He was also an assistant at Garland High School from 1997-2000. Garland claimed the Class 5A Division II state title in 1999.
Beaty assumed his first head coaching job at North Dallas High School in 2001. He coached there for one season, posting a 6-4 record, before taking over at MacArthur.
Beaty is a 1994 graduate of Lindenwood (St. Charles, Mo.) College, where he played football and served as a team captain from 1992-93. He was a four-year starter at wide receiver and led the team in receptions for three-straight seasons. He played both football and soccer at Garland (Texas) High School where he graduated in 1989.
Beaty and his wife, Raynee, have two daughters, Averie (15) and Alexa (10).
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT DAVID BEATY
Texas A&M Head Coach Kevin Sumlin
“David is a great recruiter, a great coach and a great man. He was one of the first people I hired at Texas A&M and he’s been a huge part of what we’ve been able to accomplish here. He’s earned this opportunity to be a head coach, and I believe he will do a tremendous job with the Jayhawks.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Wide Receiver Mike Evans
“Coach Beaty is one of the most genuine people I’ve ever known, and he really cares about his players. On the field, he’s a great coach with a lot of energy and he’s fun to be around. He will always push you to be your best.”
NFL and Kansas All-American Wide Receiver Dezmon Briscoe
“Coach Beaty is a players’ coach, but he knows when to be serious. He is not afraid to put his foot down and tell you what you are doing wrong. He won’t let you sit around and be mediocre. He wants greatness from you.”
“Coach Beaty developed me as a receiver, but he also developed me as a man. When he came to KU he took me under his wing and really helped me mature off the field. We have a great relationship and still communicate to this day.”
NFL and Rice All-American Wide Receiver Jarett Dillard
“Coach Beaty was a great mentor and coach for me during my time at Rice. He was a very valuable asset to our program. He helped develop me as a patient route runner and receiver who could handle the pressure that was going to come from defenses keying on me. It was a breath of fresh air to learn the game from someone who really understands both the mental and physical aspects of coaching football.”
Personal Information
Hometown: Garland, Texas
Education: 1994 – Bachelor’s Degree from Lindenwood College
Family: Wife – Raynee and daughters Averie (15) and Alexa (10)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An SUV driver accused of deliberately running down a Muslim teenager in Kansas City has been charged with murder in a case that’s being investigated by federal authorities to determine whether it was a hate crime.
Thirty-four-year-old Ahmed H. Aden was charged Friday in Jackson County in the crash outside a Somali community center that killed 15-year-old Abdisamad Sheikh-Hussein. Prosecutors are requesting a $250,000 bond. No attorney is listed for him in online court records.
A probable cause statement says Aden was driving the sport utility vehicle night that hit the teen as he got into a car Thursday evening.
Aden is accused of backing up and running over the teen, whose legs were nearly severed. The teen died in a hospital of his wounds.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The FBI is investigating the death of a Kansas City teenager who died when he was intentionally struck by an SUV outside a Somali community center as a potential hate crime.
Police say the driver rammed the teenager Thursday as he was getting into a car outside the Somali Center of Kansas City, nearly severing his legs. The teen died in a hospital.
FBI spokeswoman Bridget Patton said Friday that the agency is working with Kansas City police and “have opened this matter as a federal civil rights investigation as a potential hate crimes violation.”
A 30-year-old suspect was arrested after he tried to flee on foot.
Two Muslim organizations issued separate news releases Friday calling for investigations.
The names of the victim and suspect have not been released.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Muslim groups are asking for federal and state investigations into the death of a teenager who police say was intentionally struck by an SUV driver outside a Kansas City community center.
Police say the driver rammed the teenager Thursday as he was getting into a car outside the Somali Center of Kansas City, nearly severing his legs. The teen died in a hospital.
Police said Friday the death is being investigated as a homicide.
A 30-year-old suspect was arrested after he tried to flee on foot.
The Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and a locally based Heartland Muslim Council issued separate news releases Friday morning calling for investigations.
The identities of the victim and the suspect have not been released.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police say a 15-year-old boy whose legs were severed after an SUV driver intentionally hit him has died.
Sgt. Bill Mahoney told local news outlets the boy was struck Thursday evening as he was getting into a car outside of the Somali Center of Kansas City. He says another person was hit but has injuries that aren’t life threatening.
Mahoney says the suspect tried to leave but the SUV was disabled in the crash. He says the man in his mid-30s fled on foot and was arrested. Officers say he had a machete and other unspecified weapons.
The boy was taken to an area hospital where he later died. His identity hasn’t been released.
The man’s identity hasn’t been released. No charges have been reported.
Joshua TennysonA child pornography investigation has led to charges of statutory rape against a St Joseph man.
In court documents, police say Joshua Tennyson, 29, possessed nude photographs of a minor child, age 13, on his cellular telephone. Further investigation led to the allegation that had sexual intercourse with her.
Tennyson is charged with 1st degree statutory rape, punishable upon conviction of from five years to life in prison, plus lifetime supervision and registration as a sexual offender.
According to a court affidavit, police believe Mr Tennyson had intentions to leave the jurisdiction prior to his arrest. Investigators also said int he affidavit that the defendant attempted to contact the victim after he was notified of the pending investigation. Officers say he possessed nude photographs of her.
A judge set bond at $50,000. In a court appearance Friday, the case was scheduled for apreliminary hearing on January 6. Tennyson remains in custody in the Buchanan County Jail.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A hunter in southeast Missouri who killed a rare albino deer says he’s received online threats but that he doesn’t regret his actions.
Jerry Kinnaman shot a 10-point white buck with a bow and arrow on a friend’s property in Cape Girardeau County on Tuesday morning. Photos of Kinnaman’s kill have spread widely online, prompting what he calls a flood of angry messages.
Kinnaman says he hasn’t reported any of the notes to authorities.
He and other hunters had declined to hunt the animal previously. The property owner on whose land the deer was shot was among those in opposition. But Kinnaman said his friend changed his mind after a steady stream of curiosity seekers came to take pictures of the animal.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles will be available for Sunday’s game at Arizona despite bruising his knee in last weekend’s loss to the Broncos.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid said that Charles did not miss a snap all week in practice and will start against the Cardinals. Charles had just 10 carries for 35 yards against Denver.
Reid said that wide receiver Junior Hemingway and defensive lineman Allen Bailey are out after sustaining concussions. Hemingway has struggled to get on the field most of the season, but Bailey has become valuable for a defense that has struggled to stop the run.
Vance Walker and Kevin Vickerson are expected to replace Bailey in the lineup.
The Northwest Missouri State University community and local residents marked the beginning of the holiday season Thursdayevening, Dec. 4, with the University’s sixth annual Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony.
A crowd of more than 150 gathered on the lawn of the historic Thomas Gaunt House for the event, which included musical performances by the Horace Mann Laboratory School’s Bearcat Choir, the Maryville High School Spectrum show choir and Dr. Don Ehlers, a Northwest psychology instructor and campus minister at the Wesley Student Center.
Prior to the lighting of the Black Hills Spruce tree, Northwest President Dr. John Jasinski encouraged the crowd to live the holiday season by the words of embrace, love and fun – or the acronym ELF.
“This holiday season, I ask you to pour out your love and your thoughts and your hearts,” Jasinski said. “Holidays should be fun, and we hope this ceremony provides a little bit of a smile to all of us as we think about the busy times.”
Maryville Mayor Renee Riedel, on behalf of the city, wished the gathering “a holiday season full of family, peace and love” after reciting an adaptation she composed of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” and noted the popular Dr. Seuss story is a favorite her father still reads to her family each Christmas Eve.
Northwest Christmas Lighting. Photo courtesy NWSU
“We have had a year of unity and collaboration,” Riedel said. “While most of you finish your day at work, you donate your time to a service or community organization. We are starting to see the results of all that hard work. I’d like to say thank you, not only as the mayor of Maryville but as a citizen of Maryville.”
In conjunction with the tree lighting, Northwest and the Jasinski family annually sponsor a philanthropic effort to benefit the community. This year’s effort collected nearly 400 pounds of dog and cat food and more than $300 in monetary donations to assist the New Nodaway Humane Society.
St. Joseph Habitat for Humanity celebrated its 59th home build Friday with a house blessing for the Claycomb family.
Nick and Karla Claycomb found out their dreams of being home owners were coming true with Habitat for Humanity when they were chosen for the program just before Christmas of 2013.
“It’s a great Christmas present two years in a row,” said Nick. “There will be eight of us living here, we have 16 grandchildren so we’ll have a house full.”
A ribbon cutting and house blessing was held Friday at the new home located in the 800 block of S. 11th St.
There are five bedrooms and two bathrooms in the house which took nine months to build.
Both Nick and Karla have dedicate numerous hours of work to build the home.
“Having not just a house but a home,” said Nick. “It’s a save haven for our family. It gives us a way to start giving back to the community instead of getting.”
Karla was in tears Friday morning during the home blessing as she received the news her family was adopted for Christmas. She it’s been a wonderful experience working with Habitat.
“The people you meet,” said Karla. “All the new friends you make, it’s touching.”
The Claycombs said they will probably put up their Christmas tree first.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Caleb Stegall is now a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court after serving as a lower-court judge and as a top aide to Gov. Sam Brownback.
The Supreme Court had a special session Friday for Stegall’s swearing in. Brownback and dozens of other people attended the ceremony.
Brownback elevated the 43-year-old Stegall to state’s highest court in August after naming him to the Kansas Court of Appeals last year.
Previously, Stegall served as Brownback’s chief counsel. Before joining the administration in January 2011, Stegall was Jefferson County’s elected prosecutor for two years.
It is the Republican governor’s first appointment to the seven-member Supreme Court.
Stegall replaced former Justice Nancy Moritz. She left to for a seat on the federal appeals court for Kansas and five other western and Plains states.
St. Joseph Habitat for Humanity celebrated its 59th home build Friday with a house blessing for the Claycomb family.
